Uneven species occurrence and richness of lowland snakes (Serpentes, Squamata) in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, with new locality records Author Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3653 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Author Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-3361 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Author Grismer, Larry Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-3698 Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92505, USA Author Ahmad, Amirrudin B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-1289 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia amirrudin@umt.edu.my text ZooKeys 2023 2023-06-26 1168 11 39 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833 1313-2970-1168-11 C575EFE131514AAC8322CCFE9664772C DAD1F4FF41CB5733AE85E7CE625A33BC Lycodon effraenis Cantor, 1847 Natural history notes. This species can be identified by its slender body, head dark brown with white stripes extending from snout, passing through the eye and ending before the nape; dorsal body dark brown with white irregularly shaped crossbands. The species was found sleeping on the tree vines (2 m height above ground) situated near a slow-flowing rocky stream. Distribution. The species has been reported from the states of Kelantan, Johor, and Pahang ( MyBis 2021 ). To our knowledge, this species has not been recorded in Terengganu, which located in between Kelantan to the north and Pahang to the south on the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Hence this finding confirmed the presence of this species in Terengganu state.